Brockton drug raid yields six arrests, pound and a half of heroin

A recent string of drug raids are adding in Brockton, including a big bust on Wednesday night that resulted in six arrests and the seizure of almost a pound and a half of heroin.

BROCKTON – In a little over three weeks, the Brockton Police Department has been involved in over more than a half-dozen drug raids, but a raid on Wednesday night yielded the department’s biggest bust yet.

Police arrested six people from three different cities and towns during the Brockton raid and seized almost a pound and a half of heroin with a street value of $60,000, said Lt. Paul Bonanca.

A coalition of law enforcement agencies participated in the raid, including the Brockton Police Special Reaction Team and detectives, Easton police detectives, Marshfield police detectives, DEA Cape Cod Task Force, Old Colony Drug Task Force and the Northern Bristol County Drug Task Force.

The following Six people were arrested in the raid and charged with trafficking in heroin, possession with intent to distribute a class B substance, possession with intent to distribute a class D substance, conspiracy to violate the Controlled Substances Act and possession of drugs in a school zone:

The possession with intent to distribute a class B and class D substance are subsequent offenses for Andrade, who has prior drug convictions and is listed on Brockton’s top 50 repeat offender list.

Law enforcement conducted a six-month investigation into the alleged heroin dealing ring, which culminated in the raids at 427 Centre St., Brockton, and 506 Plymouth Ave., Marshfield.

In addition to the six arrests and more than 21 ounces of heroin that were seized at the Brockton residence, police also recovered $25,000 in cash, less than an ounce of cocaine and an undisclosed amount of marijuana, said Bonanca.

Paraphernalia associated with drug trafficking was also seized, including a kilo press machine used to compress heroin to a compact scale, packaging, scales and cell phones.

The raid on Wednesday evening was just the most recent in a string of raids the Brockton Police Department has participated in over recent weeks.

Excluding this most recent raid, Brockton police officers have participated in six raids since April 7, which have lead to 13 arrests and the seizure of heroin, crack cocaine, marijuana, more than $3,500 in cash, three handguns and ammunition.

While some of the drug raids have been overshadowed by a recent uptick in violent crime, Police Chief Robert Hayden said that the effects of the raids will be felt over the long term as drugs and criminals are cleared off the streets.

“Long range, down the road these drug arrests will pay great dividends because these high-level drug criminals will not be on the streets in the future,” Hayden said.

The chief also praised his officers who have been conducting the raids, noting that the drug unit lieutenants call him every night with an update.

“They’ve been calling with more and more good news for me,” Hayden said. “I think the people of the city should be very, very happy with the way things are playing out in the city.”